WS-2017-0421 (High) detected in ws-1.1.2.tgz

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WS-2017-0421 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - ws-1.1.2.tgz

simple to use, blazing fast and thoroughly tested websocket client, server and console for node.js, up-to-date against RFC-6455

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/ws/-/ws-1.1.2.tgz

Path to dependency file: angular-recaptcha/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: angular-recaptcha/node_modules/ws/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• karma-1.7.1.tgz (Root Library)
  • socket.io-1.7.3.tgz
    • engine.io-1.8.3.tgz
      • :x: ws-1.1.2.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: d0c7317c1908251604c4e710c797fdf348d2bc46

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

Affected version of ws (0.2.6 through 3.3.0 excluding 0.3.4-2, 0.3.5-2, 0.3.5-3, 0.3.5-4, 1.1.5, 2.0.0-beta.0, 2.0.0-beta.1 and 2.0.0-beta.2) are vulnerable to A specially crafted value of the Sec-WebSocket-Extensions header that used Object.prototype property names as extension or parameter names could be used to make a ws server crash.

Publish Date: 2017-11-08

URL: WS-2017-0421

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://github.com/websockets/ws/commit/c4fe46608acd61fbf7397eadc47378903f95b78a

Release Date: 2017-11-08

Fix Resolution: 3.3.1